Chiefs of police are expressing support for a private Senate bill that will see the expansion of DNA sampling in scope to include people convicted of non-violent crimes such as drunk driving.
In a written submission to the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee on Feb. 3, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) said it “welcomes the opportunity” to endorse Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the National Defence Act and the DNA Identification Act.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Claude Carignan, seeks to “promote the DNA collection system and increase the number of DNA profiles stored in the national DNA data bank [NDDB].”…